Improvement in pencil-cases



To all whom it may concern.'

" n @anni sans gaat aaah CHARLES HQDOWNES, or HUDSON Letters Patent Nq. 107,672, dated septemberfzi, 1870.

i IMPROVEMENT IN PENCIL-GASES.

The sensata@ referred :a in nies. amm Patent and making pm a: me me Be it known that I, CHARLES H. Downes, of Hudi son City, ,in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Telescopic Pen and IencilfCases;V and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and-exact 'description thereof', which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference bein g. had to the accompanying drawing forming 4part of this speciiication. i

This invention relatesto improvements in tele scopic pen arid pencil-eases,` of that class wherein the pen or pencil-holders .arefmoved out and in the sheaths or outer cases by means of spirally-slotted tubes; and

y lt consists in a novel arrangement of the revolving tube and its adjunets, whereby the spindles orpen6ilholders may be made of greater capacity, withthe cases 'of ordinary or a given capacity, as hereinafter more` fully specified.

Figure '1 is a side elevation of the spindle which carries the pencil, vandwhich is to be slided in and out of the case 5- Figure 2 is a side elevation of the revolving tube,

Y with spiral slots, one for being turned by a sliding pin,

and the other for operating the pin in thel spindle, the

each other; y

Figure 3 is an elevation of a short section of tube, to be secured to the outer case, and in which the enlarged part of the tube, fig. 2, works;-

Figure 4 is an elevation ci the spindle, revolving tube, and the tube shown in fig. 3, placed in working position;

Figure 5 is an elevation ci' the samewith the addition, on the reduced end of the revolving tube,` of the guiding-tube, for the operating pincarrying slide, and for the support of the extension tube, iig. 6;

Figure 6 is an elevation of the extension tube, to be used either as au extension of the case merely, for

.pitch ofthe two slots being reversed in relation to i a handle when the penis used, or for throwing ont the pencil;

Figure 7 is au elevation of the finished case, with pen and pencil-extensions and the extension handle, the latter and the pen being drawn outigure 8 is an elevation of the same, with the penlcil-holder drawn out, and with a part of the case Figure 10 is an elevation of fig. 9, in the closed position.

In order to be enabled to increase the size of the spindles or pencil-holders A, without increasing the size of the cases, or to put.the large sizes now used into smaller cases, which it is very desirable to do, in order to make the finished article as light and small as possible, I propose to reduce these spindles A, or pencil-holders in the rear parts B, as clearly shown in fig 1, and I make the spirally-slottcd tubes G, by which they are thrown out, and in which they work, to correspond in shape thereto. I also arrange the stud D cf the spindle, by which 'it is turned, and which works in one of the slots oi the tube (l, at the upper end of the large part, instead of placing it at the upper end of the part B, where they are commonly located;

The slots `E F, of the revolving tube are pitched in opposite directions, as in other cases now used.

The spindle Als-inserted in the large end 'of thc tube C, so that the small end works in the small part of said tube C; and the pin at Bris arranged to work in the slot E.

This tube Gis then inserted in lthe short tube G, covering the large part of 0 and having one slot, H, in which the piu D also works. l

The upper end g, of G, is then milled down over the shoulder I of'tube C, and the lower end g is milled downover-the lower endet tube C, to hohl it from moving lengthwise, while allowing it to revolve freely. A

If the pencihholder," asl now arranged, is to be used in the large'cases P', shown in figs; 7 and 8, st slide, K, with a pin, L, projecting through the rim on bot-h sides, is placed on the small part of tube O, and cow ered by another tube, M, with a straight slot, N, of

the same size as G, to which it is attached, as clearly V8, where a' pen is also used, and which is moved out and in by the slide-ring O, and for which it is desirable to have an extension, I, of the case, and, in order to make this extension available for use either as such as a means of working the pencil in and ont, and to dispense with a slide for workin-g it, l employ the tube (1) Jwith a straight slot, It, and notch S, fitted to slide on the tubes G M, taking the pin L in the `slot R, and fitted within and attached to the exlten- 'sion P.

By this arrangement, when the extension is shoved home, it will force the. piu L to the lower end of the slot N, and draw the spindle A in, where it will remain'it' tbe extension is drawn directly back, which is done when the pen is to be used; but, ii the pencil is to be used previous to drawing the extension ont, it is turned to the left a trifle, so as to take the pin L in the notch S; then the withdrawal of the exten` sion forces the spindle ont.

This construction ofthe spindle and the revolving tubes enables me to' use larger spindles, wit-h the tinted extension cases, figs. 9 and 10, than could otherwise be done, and which is highly desirable on account of the greater' favor with which the small cases ot' this class are received by the consumers.`

These tinted cases are composed ol one large seetion, T, and one' shorter and smaller section, U, at the upper end, sliding in and ont of T. The utes will prevent one from turning in the other, and, therefore, the slotted guiding-tube M is not needed, so that the small section U, armed with a pin, V, for working in the slotF, takes theplace of M, and,I working in and out of T, which receives the tube G, and is fastened to it, works the spindle as required.

Having thus described my invention,

I claim as new and desire toseeure'by Letters Patent- 1. The combination oi' a spindle or pencil-holder, 'A B, and a revolving spirally-slotted barrel, C, constructed and arranged substantially as specified, with the short slotted fixed guiding-tube G, substantially as described.

2. The spindle A B, having stud D thereon, tube C, haring spiral slots E F, short slotted tube G, combined with case P', tube M, having slot N, slide K, and pin L, all constructed and arranged with respect to each other, as specified.

The above specification of my invention signed by nie this 17th day ot January, 1870.

CHAS. H. DOWN'ES.

Witnesses:

GEO. W. MABen, ALEX. F. Rom-mrs. 

